Experiencing low space on storage/memory on Galaxy A12

[d3sperati0n_]

I don't know if this is just me. Hi. I have a 4G LTE Samsung Galaxy A12. Released 2020. I don't know if you guys know anything about this but it makes me straight up mad. And with inflation these days I can't afford a micro-sd card for just even 16gb. I only have:

• 32gb of storage?
• 3GB OF MEMORY??

It's surprising honestly. Help??

[d3sperati0n_]

It's almost lets say about $40-50 USD for a regular 32gb micro SD card and over $100 for a new phone

[realaud]

It's not even $40. I just got one for $12 and I've been using the same $20 SD, 32 GB card for the last 15 years, switching from phone to phone. A cheap card works just as well as the expensive ones. They are made by the same companies.

[018472165289]

In what place are 32GB microSD cards so expensive? They often go for less than $10, I don't even thing 128GB would cost that much, are you sure you're looking in the right place?

[Iamchaos13]

You don't need it. I have 1 tb of data. You know how much I use? Zero. All pictures are backed up to Google, I'll delete everyone on my phone. Anything important I'll send elsewhere. I don't keep all that on my phone. You are using a 5 year old phone, but seriously, a 1 tb SD card is cheap. All micro cards are cheap.

[d3sperati0n_]

I'm only finding one's at $65 minimum on Amazon

[Iamchaos13]

Walmart has them less than $8. Amazon has a ton under $10

[d3sperati0n_]

Walmarts a bit away Im in a rural area

[realaud]

Google is a business and provides a certain amount of free storage, after which you have to purchase more or not use the services. It is important to note that Google's storage allocation includes the contents of your backup, everything you may have on Google drive and all your Gmail folders. So if you use Gmail, make sure you clean out your sent, spam and trash folders regularly. Why do you deserve a refund for buying an inadequate device? Issues with your Office365 subscription should be addressed to Microsoft. You probably won't get a refund, but they will end your subscription and not charge you again.

[realaud · Accepted solution]

I'm sorry you bought the lowest model budget budget phone in 2020 and that was its storage capacity. Even in 2020 that was never going to be enough storage. The only way to expand it would be to add an SD card. They are extremely inexpensive these days, even with a tight money situation. Here's an inexpensive 32 gb SD card
https://a.co/d/0Jb73HC

[meself]

Mlvargas stated the issue with storage and payment